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COM. v. PETERSON

535 Pa. 492 (1993)

636 A.2d 615

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Warren PETERSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 5, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl Baker, John Packel, Philadelphia, for W. Peterson.

Catherine Marshall, Ronald Eisenberg, Philadelphia, for Com.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS, CAPPY and MONTEMURO, JJ.

OPINION

MONTEMURO, Justice.

We have granted permission for this appeal in order to determine whether warrantless entry by police into an abandoned storefront where drugs were being sold violates the constitutional prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures.

Appellant was arrested when he was found to be marked with an indelible, perspiration activated blue dye from a specially prepared and recorded ten dollar bill passed to him...

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